UNIT 5 Look into Science Lesson 27 Planet Danny 習(xí)題2.doc

UNIT 5 Look into ScienceLesson 27 Planet Danny習(xí)題2一、閱讀理解（一）A Leg Walking RightHere are some signs + - x, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This signmeans that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（減去）. What will you do when you see x and ?Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract.In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this .Later, the sign became +.How much is 22?1. What do you do when you see this sign +?A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _.3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means _.4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?A. Egyptians could not add numerals togetherB. All Egyptians had two left legs.C. Our signs are not hard to understand5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?A. After a while, the sign began to look like this .B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.6. The main idea of the whole story is that _.A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.B. People could not write in the 1500sC. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for usKey: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A(二)Mexicos neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.(Words: 161 Minutes: 3 )1. Mexico is _the USA.A. on the south of B. on the north ofC. a part of D. as large as2. Mexicans speak_.A. English C. FrenchB. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁語(yǔ))3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _.A. Amer